On March 6, 2008 a star-studded affair was effect as the many celebrities showed up to attend the opening of the latest version of Tennessee Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at the Broadhurst Theatre Company, New York City. Produced by Stephen Bryd and directed by Debbie Allen, cast members included Terrence Howard and Anika Noni Rose as Maggie, James Earl Jones, Phylicia Rashad,
Lisa Arrindell Anderson, Lou Myers, Giancarlo Esposito, and Count Stovall.